Life with Pets

Animal lovers will have many reasons to rejoice when visiting Japan. The country’s many attractions include places where you can find adorable and stunning animals. If you are lucky, you may even get up close and play with them. Here are some of the best things about Japan for animal lovers.

Cat Cafes
Where: Tokyo
Highlights: Cat lovers from around the world have been drawn to cat-themed cafes in Tokyo for many years. The city is home to more than 50 cat or neko cafes where guests can play with cute and adorable felines to their hearts content.

Nekojima (Cat Island)
Where: Aijima (Fukuoka), Aishima (Fukuoka), Aoshima (Ehime), Enoshima (Kanagawa), Genkaishima (Fukuoka), Iwaishima (Yamaguchi), Kadarashima (Saga Prefecture), Manabeshima (Okayama), Muzukijima (Ehime) Sanagishima i(Kagawa), Okishima (Shiga)
Highlights: Stroll anywhere in Japan and you will likely come across a feline or two. But there are certain places in the country that have been coined as “cat islands” for the sheer number of resident cats that can be seen everywhere. Many of these nekojimas or cat islands have even become popular tourist destinations. So if you are a cat lover or simply curious to see an island teeming with cats, you can head out to one or two of Japan’s many cat island destinations.

Hachiko Statue
Where: Shibuya Station, Tokyo
Highlights: Japan’s most famous dog has his own statue at Shibuya Station that has drawn quite a lot of tourists over the years. Hachiko is an Akita Inu whose story of devotion and loyalty to his owner has touched many people’s hearts.

Jigokudani Yaenkoen
Where: Yamanouchi
Highlights: Jigokudani Yaenkoen is home to over a hundred Japanese Macaques or Snow Monkeys. Visiting this park not only allows you to see the beautiful snow monkeys playing around. Perhaps one of the most amazing and mesmerizing sights is to see them soaking in the hot springs looking relaxed and happy.

Nara Park
Where: Nara
Highlights: Nara Park not only boasts of some of the prefecture’s top attractions like the
Kasuga Taisha, Kofukuji, Todaiji, and the Nara National Museum. It is also home to hundreds of deer roaming around. Many of these deer are so friendly that some even know how to return the gesture when tourists bow to them. One way to get up close to the adorable deer walking around is to give them food you can buy at the park.

Ōkunoshima (Rabbit Island)
Where: Takehara, Hiroshima
Highlights: Home to wild bunnies. Visitors to the island can see hundreds of cute and fluffy rabbits roaming around many. Many of the rabbits are friendly and have no qualms smothering visitors with their cuteness.

Zao Fox Village
Where: Miyagi, Shiroishi
Highlights: Home to six different types of foxes. Visitors can enjoy the sight of over a hundred foxes freely roaming around. Experience getting up close with the beautiful creatures or feeding them food available for a reasonable price.

You see, pets are more than just someone to love. They are there to support us, even if we can’t love ourselves. You also see, pets are more than just someone to care for. They are also there beside us, even if we can’t care for ourselves. They are there to cheer us up, no matter how our day went by. They are also there to get us up, no matter what happened during the night. That’s how they are, no matter what we’ve gone through in life. That’s how they will be, no matter what we’ll go through in life as well. Right up until the moment they take their last breaths.

Thus, it’s only right for us to ensure the safety of our pets – not just for ourselves who love and care for them unconditionally, but also for them who love and care for us unconditionally.

The only question is: How?

Here are some ways:

Keep your pet’s vaccinations updated.

The reason for this is quite simple. It’s for you to keep your doctor away, as well as for your pet to keep its doctor away. Keeping your pet’s vaccinations updated, after all, will prevent it from acquiring serious diseases that can be transmitted to humans such as like zoonosis and rabies, as well as serious diseases that can be transmitted to other pets such as parvovirus and psittacosis.

Keep your pet’s figure within sight.

And by this, it means making sure that your pet is visible from your own line of sight. If it’s indoors, it should be confined within a single area of the house so as not to roam around freely and make contact with things that have unsafe chemicals. If it’s outdoors, it should be placed within a single area of the ground so as not to rove around freely and make contact with other pets that have unknown illnesses.

Indeed, it’s only right for us to ensure the safety of our pets

And yes, it’s not just for ourselves who love and care for them unconditionally. But yes, it’s also for them who love and care for us unconditionally.

How about you?

How do you ensure the safety of your pet? Share them with us!

And if you’re currently looking to keep your pet’s figure within sight, you might want to consider using a spotting scope as well – just like when you’re watching birds fly magnificently over the horizon.

Admit it or not, bowshooting can be quite delightful. Not only will you see for yourself how it’s like to raise a bow and release an arrow like you see in the reel life, but also experience what it’s like to plan and strategize like others experience in real life.

Admit it or not as well, pet dogs can be quite wonderful. Not only will you see for yourself how it’s like to raise a dog and release a friend like you see in the reel life, but also experience what it’s like to care and love like others experience in real life.

So, remember these if you’re bowshooting with your dog…and most especially, if you’re with one of these crossbows in real life!

Be patient and careful.

Let’s say, you’re bowshooting with your dog with hunting in mind. Bowshooting takes time if you’re looking to hunt a game in a flexible manner. Done with a pet dog who will likely serve as your guide whilst roaming your feet all over the place, you should make it a point to let your companion sniff out every step you will take so as to help prevent any mishaps from happening like that of getting lost in a deep forest or suddenly getting attacked by a wild animal without you having especially a second to prepare for it due to lack of attention around you.

After all, you and your pet dog are a team – one that should truly be patient with each other and careful about each other’s security. Remember this if you’re bowshooting with your dog.

Be determined and mindful.

Let’s say, you’re bowshooting with your dog with targeting in mind. Bowshooting takes effort if you’re looking to target an eye in a precise manner. Done with a pet dog who will likely serve as your support whilst roving your head all over the place, you should make it a point to let your companion sniff in every breath you take so as to help avoid mishaps from happening like that of getting lost in a deep trance or suddenly getting attacked by a rogue ammunition without you having even a second to prepare for it due to lack of concentration around you.

After all, you and your pet dog are a team – one that should truly be determined for each other and careful about each other’s comfort. Remember this if you’re bowshooting with your dog.

Inspect

Before anything else, carefully check your dog’s fur to know how much paint is on it (For your spray paint needs, check out Paint Sprayer Mag. Here’s their website). Start from the paws, in between toes, and its belly.

Four Solutions

If there’s only a small amount of paint on surface hairs and not on its skin, cut out the paint using a rounded-tip scissors. Don’t use scissors near your dog’s face and eyes. To make sure you don’t cut its skin, use a comb to lift its hair and cut above the comb. Cut little hair at a time and pull the hair away from its body before making the cut. If you know you’re clumsy, ask for a groomer’s help instead.

If you can’t cut its hair or there’s too much paint, wash your dog with warm water and soap. This is effective if the paint is latex or acrylic. Next, rub a wet rag or a shower puff over the paint and let its hair get soaked. Washing is an effective method only if the paint is fresh. You might have to keep washing until the paint comes entirely off.

If soap and water aren’t efficient, use oily substances like petroleum jelly, mineral oil, or cooking oil to soften the hardened paint. Softening it will make it easier for you to remove. Just immerse the part where the paint is and allow it to soak up for a few hours. Next, sprinkle a bit of powdered starch to help absorb paint and excess oil. Using a comb, brush the products away and bathe your beloved pet. Never use irritating products near its face or eyes. After washing your dog with soapy water, rinse its body with vinegar to help remove paint residue or powder from the fur. After which, wash your dog with soapy water again (to get rid of the vinegar smell).

If those four methods didn’t work, chances are there’s too much paint on your dog. The best thing to do at this point is to seek professional help as soon as possible, especially if you think it might’ve ingested paint already.

Being a pet owner is more than just having a pet to love. Being a pet owner is also more than just having a pet to care for. Being a pet owner is even more than just having a pet to spend time with.

It’s about being grateful enough to love your pet just as much as it loves you. It’s also about being responsible enough to care for your pet just as much as it cares for you. It’s even about being dedicated enough to spend time with your pet just as much as it spends time with you.

Just like in life, owning a pet has its own ups and downs. Your pet can either be a gentle one or an aggressive one, the latter being the one who will need your utmost patience as you train it to become the kind of pet it should be around you. And just like in life, owning a pet has its own happiness and sadness. Your pet can either be there for you for a long time or gone in a blink of an eye, the latter being the one you will need your utmost patience as you cope up with the reality of your pet finally meeting its own creator.

Being Determined

And by this, it means being determined enough to learn more about your pet even if you haven’t grasped the basic of owning one just yet. And by this, it means being determined enough to be the kind of owner that your pet will be truly proud of just as much as you would be proud of it when it does its best to be the ideal one for you. And by this, it means being determined enough to be the kind of person that your pet will be really honored with just as much as you would be honored with it when it does its best to be the right one for you.

BONUS: Being Wise

The moment you decided to take care of your pet, is the moment you decided to take responsibility of your pet. As a pet owner, this will require you not just patience and determination. As a pet owner, this will require you wisdom – not just for what kind of pet you have in mind or what kind of pet you prefer to have, but also for what kind of owner your pet has in mind or what kind of owner your pet needs to have.

Our world would probably be empty, more than when we finish a good cup of tea. Our world would also probably be gloomy, more than when the rain starts to pour heavily. Our world would also be unlively, more than when the flower begins to droop continuously.

Pets can truly make our world full as that glass of water you’re holding on. Pets can also truly make our world sunny as that bulb of light you’re checking out. Pets can even truly make our world lively as that association of music you’re joining in.

Most of all, pets can make our lives fun like no other.

But the question is: How?

Where do you start? What can you start?

Ladies and gentlemen, here are some fun activities to do with your beloved pet:

Swimming

Whoever says a pet is only good for a number of tricks have probably never seen a pet that is actually good for a number of tricks. Let’s say, your beloved pet is a dog. Dogs are not just good for sitting on command. Dogs are also not just good for barking at request. Dogs are even not just good for jumping on demand. You see, dogs have their own set of abilities – ones that doesn’t require anyone to train them. Such abilities include swimming, be it directly on the sea or indirectly on the pool.

But if it’s the latter, make sure that the pool is cleaned on a regular basis in the likes of Pool Parrot to guarantee your pet’s safety from any negative reactions that might arise from the fact that pools are usually filled with medicine and from the fact that pools are unusually filled with pee.

Frisbeeing

As mentioned before, dogs have their own set of abilities – ones that doesn’t require anyone to train them. Such abilities include swimming and probably every dog owner’s favorite hobby: Frisbeeing! You see, dogs are quite fond of getting things. You also see, dogs are quite fond of returning things. You even see, dogs are quite fond of doing both things with you. What better way to encourage them than to make them get that Frisbee and make them return that Frisbee?

Indeed, pets can make our lives fun like no other.

Do you know any other fun activities to do with your beloved pet? Let us know in the comments section below!

You will not only have someone to cuddle with, but also someone to play with. Your pet will be a family member, as well as a best friend. Through good times and bad times, he will be there for you. You will not only have someone to support you, but also someone to love you. Your pet will also a confidante, as well as a defendant. Through hard times and easy times, he will be there for you.

Even more so, relaxing at home is more fun with a pet cuddling beside you while having a break or playing with you while having a night.

That being said, here are some tips and ideas for you:

Make coffee break a cuddle break.

Coffee breaks alone is one thing. You only get to enjoy your own presence and the aromatic smell of coffee as you drink on a cup. Coffee breaks with a pet, however, is another thing. You will not only get to enjoy your own presence and the aromatic smell of coffee as you drink on a cup, but also your pet’s presence and the warm feeling of having someone beside you as you realize the importance of taking it easy in life. Make coffee break a cuddle break, with the help of espresso machines you can find on CoffeeChannel, and relaxing at home will never be the same again.

Make TV night a play night.

TV nights alone is one thing. You only get to enjoy your own presence and the awesome scenes of TV shows as you watch on a binge. TV nights with a pet, however, is another thing. You will not only get to enjoy your own presence and the awesome scenes of TV shows as you watch on a binge, but also your pet’s presence and the heartwarming feeling of having someone with you as you realize the significance of slowing it down in life. Make TV night a play night, with the help of yarns for cats or balls for dogs, and relaxing at home will never be the same again.

Indeed, relaxing at home is more fun with a pet cuddling beside you while having a break or playing with you while having a night. All you really need to do is enjoy the warm feeling of having someone beside you by cuddling with your pet during coffee break, as well as enjoy the heartwarming feeling of having someone with you by playing with your pet during TV night.

Dogs are not just man’s best friend. They’re also part of our family. They’re not just bright and clever. They’re also loyal and protective. They’re not just soft and gentle. They’re also obedient and patient.

Thus, it’s only right for you to make your pet dogs happier.

Here are some ways:

Walk them.

Just like people who run to keep themselves active throughout the day, dogs also need to walk to keep themselves active throughout the day. This is also for them to stretch out their muscles after being confined indoors all day, as well as do their business without getting anxious or interact with others without getting too aggressive.

Train them.

Aside from walking them, why don’t you train them? Learn how to make them sit on command or even roll on command. Don’t forget to give them food treats or even simple belly rubs after! Your dog will not just be more than inspired to listen to your command next time. Your dog will also feel more loved, as well as closer to your heart.

Swim with them.

Be it in a backyard pool or in a public beach, make your pet dogs happier by taking them for a swim. This is for them to be more active and for them to feel more refreshed. If you want, you can also hold a dogs bathing suits contest – with your family members or with other dog-owners. The winner will get food treats or simple belly rubs – or better yet, a new toy for the dog to chew on and play with.

Play with them.

Mind you, you can make your pet dogs happier by playing with them. This will not just help them stretch out their muscles and be more active. This will also make them feel more loved and closer to your heart, as well as more than inspired to listen to your command next time – such as when you ask your dog to fetch his stick or catch his Frisbee.

Exercise may seem boring at some point. There are days when you may not feel motivated to stick to your workout routine. One of the best things about life with a dog is that you have a workout companion that can spice up your fitness routines.

Reasons to exercise with your dog

1. Staying fit together. Getting fit with your pets by doing your fitness training together can make the experience more fun. If you have a dog, most breeds need daily exercises to stay healthy. Even other animals you may have as pets would need to keep moving to avoid unhealthy weight gain.

2. Spend fun times together. Working out with your pets not only provides the exercise you both need every day. The time you share together during your fitness routines can also strengthen your bond. You can also take advantage of your daily exercises to enhance your pets’ training.

3. Provides motivation. The prospect of working out with your pets can provide you with the motivation to stick to your exercise routines. It also makes it more difficult to miss a day’s workout since you will now have to consider your pet’s need to exercise.

Getting started and sticking to it

1. Ask for ideas or get some advice from experts. Visit the veterinarian to make sure that your pet’s up to the fitness routine you have in mind. Or you can ask for recommendations on which types of exercises your dog can do with you.

2. Make sure that your dog can keep up with the exercise you have in mind. If you are still planning on getting dogs to accompany you in your daily exercise routines, make sure that you choose a breed that suits your lifestyle well. Pick a breed that can match your level of activity.

3. Observe and be mindful of any sign of fatigue. Make sure that you and your dog are properly hydrated when working out. Observe for any signs of fatigue or thirst so you can take a rest and rehydrate.

4. Stick to pet-friendly routes if you go for a walk, run, or a bike ride with your dogs. Avoid tools or devices that might inadvertently cause an accident to you or your dogs.

5. Enjoy some play time at the park. Most dogs love playing catch. You can head out to the nearest park and play some active fetch. All that running around is a great way to work up some sweat and enjoy nature time together.

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My Hairy Brother is a pet lover's blog. It is tells of tales and tails and generally about life with a four-legged friend (or more!). On this site you will find stories about the lifestyle, quirks, challenges, and rewards of owning a pet. It also features information, resources, feeding and nutrition tips, and a wide array of other pet-related topics.